01 May 19
@caesar-salad said"Quotes You Like"
"Is that a beam in your eye, or are you just happy to see me?"
-- CS
There are many biblical quotes I like even though I am not quite Christian or Jewish, but maybe those should be mentioned in the Spirituality forum instead.
This one is apocryphal or at least non-canonical:
Then He spake unto them, saying: "Now get back out there and give each other hell!"
-- New English Loosely Translated Paraphrase
This is the thread you are in, where it comes from doesn't actually matter. It isn't imperative that it go in the Spirituality Forum.
-VR
@biffo-konker saidWhen the Nazis came for the communists,
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for ,
there ...[text shortened]... e left to speak out.
Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (14 January 1892 – 6 March 1984)
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for Left winged democrats ,
I laughed my arse off.
Whodey (May 1, 2019)
01 May 19
@whodey saidLOL....So that little story would tell us you're a republican. 😉
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for Left winged democrats ,
I laughed my arse off.
Whodey (May 1, 2019)
-VR
@very-rusty saidYou are a veritable fountain of useless information.
LOL....So that little story would tell us you're a republican. 😉
-VR
Did you just now figure this one out?
@whodey saidVery well done,whodey.
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for Left winged democrats ,
I laughed my arse off.
Whodey (May 1, 2019)
You have perfectly highlighted the meaning behind the quote.
03 May 19
@biffo-konker saidNo, no, I'm serious.
Very well done,whodey.
You have perfectly highlighted the meaning behind the quote.
09 May 19
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@very-rusty saidNormally I don't accept the thought of difficult and demanding wives telling their husbands what to do - I don't believe it works like that - but I think this is a fun quote for some reason.
As a rule that is the way it works, but not everyone follows the rules!!! 😉
-VR
